Evaluating the impact of biological control against Mimosa pigra in Australia: Comparing litterfall before and after the introduction of biological control agents

Biological Control

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 166-173

  Paynter, Quentin ^a  

^a The CRC for Australian Weed Management   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agent evaluation; Enemy release hypothesis; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

CARMENTA MIMOSA; COELOCEPHALAPION PIGRAE; MIMOSA; MIMOSA PIGRA; NEUROSTROTA GUNNIELLA;

EID: 33744543048     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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